List of Cebuano words starting with the letter B - Page 51

n. 1. layer of fluffy fibrous material that sticks to the lower end of the palm frond, used as a compress for open wounds or tinder; 2. tinder consisting of this material and charred coconut husks; v. put báluk on something.

n. 1. finishing touches. Balukbuk na lang ning átù kay human na ang trabáhu, All we have to do is the finishing touches because the work is done; 2. seasoning for foods. Mulamì ang sud-an bísan way balukbuk kun maáyu kang mulútù, Food tastes good even without seasoning if you are a good cook; v. 1. do finishing touches; 2. add a little to something to enrich it or season it. Balukbúkan tag balas ang simintu kay húmuk da, Let’s add sand to the cement because it’s too watery.

n. 1. kind of weevil that bores in grains, like corn; 2. kind of worm that bores into root crops; v. be infested with these insects. -un of a type infested with these insects; v. become infested with balukbuk.

a. hunchbacked; v. 1. make, become hunchbacked; 2. be overly burdened. Nabuktut akug pinangítà ug inyu rang inúmun, I have been staggering under the burden of earning money, and all you do is drink it up.

v. 1. wrap up in a blanket, mat, or the like. Nagbúkut kug hábul kay tugnaw, I wrapped myself in a blanket because it was cold. Balukúti ug bakbak ang bátà, Wrap the child in a diaper; 2. for darkness, silence, and the like to surround or cover one entirely. Gibukútan sa kahílum ang sam-ang, The cemetery was enveloped in silence.

(not without l) n. breed of fighting cock which runs away when wounded; a. one who quits when hurt. Balúlang nang baksidúra kay muundang ug masámad, That boxer is chicken because he quits when he is hurt. mistísu — ugly person of mixed blood.

n. food, money to take along on a trip. Ma, ambi na ang bálun, bi, Mom, can I have my spending money for school? v. 1. take along food or money. Mubálun ku sa trabáhu, I bring my lunch to work; 2. harbor emotions. Balúnun ku sa lubngánan ang átung gugma, I’ll carry our love to the grave. pa- v. 1. give something to someone to take along; 2. give something in addition to something else which was already sufficient. Humag sagpà gipabalúnan pag kasábà, Not only was he slapped, he was administered a sound scolding as well; n. 1. thing given to someone who leaves, or to a retiring employee. Ang pabálun sa tigúlang bayinti mil písus, The old man was given twenty thousand pesos as retirement pay; 2. prayer said for the soul of the dead on the night of the day of burial; 3. food brought by the Chinese to the cemetery at funerals or on special days for the use of the departed soul. balunbálun see pa-an. -anan(→), -anan n. lunch box, picnic basket. r-an, pa-an, -anan(→) n. 1. sides of the monkey’s mouth where food to be chewed later is stored, crop of fowls; 2. stomach (slang). balunbalúnan n. Adam’s apple.